BMW S63 Engine — The “Hot Vee” On Steroids
Nearly a decade and a half ago, BMW introduced the N63 — their first twin-turbo V8 engine ever, and it powered some of the larger models in the BMW portfolio. Anything from the 5-Series to the X7 featured this iconic engine. A little more than three years after the N63 debuted, BMW would reveal a […]
BMW B58 Engine – New Era of Reliability and Performance
BMW has a long history of designing and manufacturing inline-six engines. The straight-six is, undeniably, the German manufacturer’s most refined engine configuration. After decades of producing naturally aspirated examples, BMW introduced the N54 in 2006. It was the company’s first mass-produced turbocharged engine and set the foundation for the excellent BMW engines we experience today. […]
BMW N74 Engine – Known Issues and Common Problems
Even the mighty shall fall. This simple idiom perfectly encapsulates the state of BMW’s last V12 engine — the N74. Like all manufacturers, BMW is working on electric powertrains that will soon replace today’s petrol-powered engines. Earlier this year, the German manufacturer announced that the N74 will go out of production in 2023 and that […]
BMW N63 Engine Overview – Is It Worth It In 2022?
In 2008, BMW revealed its first twin-turbo V8 engine ever. The N63 debuted on the E71 X6 and would eventually power multiple models in the German manufacturer’s portfolio, from the 5-Series to the X7 and nearly everything in between. This is not an engine for everyone. With the heaps of performance that it brought, along […]
BMW N20 Engine — Reliability, Known Issues, and More
The BMW N20, introduced in 2011, was the first four-cylinder BMW engine to be sold in the North American market in over a decade. This turbocharged 2.0L inline-four was considered a replacement to the BMW N52 — a naturally-aspirated, inline-six engine. Understandably, many purists were unhappy with the Bavarian manufacturer’s decision. However, it represented the […]
BMW N51 Engine — All You Need To Know About SULEV
The N52 succeeded the highly-successful M54 and powered multiple BMW cars between 2004 and 2015. While it became one of the most reliable and popular inline-six engines BMW ever made, it had a lesser-known sibling called the N51. Interestingly, the N51 is near-identical to the N52, powering the same cars and available during the same […]
BMW S54 Engine Overview – The NA Monster
A great car is nothing without its engine. In 2000, BMW launched the E46 M3, the third generation of the iconic performance sedan. This car instantly became a massive success amongst enthusiasts and is arguably still one of the best M cars ever made. Like we just mentioned, a significant factor in its success was […]
BMW N52 Engine – Everything You Need to Know
By the mid-2000s, BMW had built itself a reputation for developing excellent examples of naturally aspirated inline-six engines. At the turn of the millennium, it revealed the M54 (and the performance-oriented S54 shortly after) and cemented itself as one of the best in the business when it came to the six-pot layout. Needless to say, […]
BMW N62 Engine, What to Look For, and What to Expect
The BMW N62 engine was the successor to the BMW M62 V8. It was in production for nearly a decade, from 2001 to 2010, and powered multiple models, including the E60/E61 5-Series and the E65/E66 7-Series. Iterations of this engine also made their way onto several Alpina models. Despite being an impressive engine on paper […]
BMW S55 Engine Overview – Everything You Need to Know
The last BMW M-car to feature a naturally-aspirated V8 engine came out in 2013. Its demise came at the hands of the S55 — the first mass-produced M Division engine to feature a turbocharger. The introduction of the S55 was a considerable step away from the kind of engines that typically powered a BMW M […]
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BMW Coolant – What to Get and What to Avoid
Coolants, or antifreeze as it’s sometimes referred to, is a fluid that plays an integral role in regulating the running temperature of your engine. When an engine is running, it produces extreme amounts of heat that, if not managed, can cause catastrophic damage to various parts of the engine. The cooling system, including the coolant […]
BMW VANOS Explained — What It Does, Why It Fails and How to Fix It
Variable valve timing was a true game-changer when it first appeared. Born as a means to achieve the ultimate performance, but also efficiency, VVT was quickly adopted by almost every major car manufacturer out there. This, of course, includes BMW who dubbed their approach to variable valve timing as VANOS, or Variable NockenwellenSteuerung in German. […]
BMW N52 Engine – Everything You Need to Know
By the mid-2000s, BMW had built itself a reputation for developing excellent examples of naturally aspirated inline-six engines. At the turn of the millennium, it revealed the M54 (and the performance-oriented S54 shortly after) and cemented itself as one of the best in the business when it came to the six-pot layout. Needless to say, […]
BMW N51 Engine — All You Need To Know About SULEV
The N52 succeeded the highly-successful M54 and powered multiple BMW cars between 2004 and 2015. While it became one of the most reliable and popular inline-six engines BMW ever made, it had a lesser-known sibling called the N51. Interestingly, the N51 is near-identical to the N52, powering the same cars and available during the same […]